Psychopathology Exam III: Ch. 9
(Schizophrenia) Questions with Correct
Answers
a person may incorporate unimportant events within a delusional framework, reading
personal significance into the trivial activities of others. this is known as ____ __
_______. - ANSWER-ideas of reference
a woman overhears segments of a conversations and believes they are about her.
this could be classified as... - ANSWER-ideas of reference
a man frequently sees the same person on a street where he customarily walks and
immediately fears he is being watched. this is an example of.... - ANSWER-ideas of
reference
a woman believes that what she sees on tv and what she reads in magazines
somehow refers to her. this is an example of.... - ANSWER-ideas of reference
delusions are found among more than __% of people with schizophrenia -
ANSWER-more than 50%
(persecutory delusions found in 65%)
Sensory experiences in the absence of any relevant sensory stimulation from the
environment; common positive symptom of schizophrenia - ANSWER-hallucinations
hallucinations are more often ______ than ______ - ANSWER-more often auditory
than visual
-often frightening;
__% of people with schizophrenia report having auditory hallucinations - ANSWER-
74%
studies using an fMRI show increased levels of activity in ____ ____ during auditory
hallucinations (when people report hearing voices) - ANSWER-Broca's Area (area of
speech production in brain)
-also found activation in areas of speech processing/understanding (temporal area)
why might people with auditory hallucinations misattribute hearing voices with their
own voice? - ANSWER-there may be a problem in the connections between the
frontal lobe areas that enable the production of speech and the temporal lobe areas
that enable the understanding of speech.
_____ symptoms of schizophrenia consist of _______ deficits; they include:
1. _,
2. _,
,3. _,
4. _ _,
5._ - ANSWER-negative symptoms;
behavioral deficits
1. avolition
2. asociality
3. anhedonia
4. blunted affect
5. alogia
_____ symptoms of schizophrenia tend to endure beyond an acute episode and
have profound effects on the lives of people with schizophrenia;
- they are prognostically important in that the presence of many _____ symptoms is
a strong predictor of a poor quality of life. - ANSWER-negative; negative
______, or apathy, refers to a lack of motivation and a seeming absence of interest
in, or an inability to persist in, what are usually routine activities
-including work, school, hobbies, or social activities - ANSWER-avolition
John is unmotivated to watch TV or hang out with friends. he is having difficulty
persisting at work, school, and household chores and is spending a lot of time sitting
around doing nothing. this is an example of.... - ANSWER-avolition
_____ is a severe impairments in social relationships; may have few friends, poor
social skills, and very little interest in being with other people - ANSWER-asociality
Cole does not desire close relationships with family, friends or romantic partners.
instead, he wants to spend most of his time alone; when he is around others, he acts
only superficially and briefly and appears aloof/indifferent to the social situation. this
is a symptom of.... - ANSWER-asociality
a loss of interest in or a reported lessening/inability to experience pleasure is called
______. - ANSWER-anhedonia
There are 2 types of pleasure in the anhedonia construct:
1. ______ _____
2. ______ _____ - ANSWER-1. Consummatory pleasure
2. Anticipatory pleasure
refers to the amount of pleasure experienced in-the-moment or in the presence of
something pleasurable - ANSWER-consummatory pleasure
pleasure experienced while eating a good meal or during awesome sex is an
example of... - ANSWER-consummatory pleasure
refers to the amount of expected or anticipated pleasure from future events or
activities - ANSWER-anticipatory pleasure
the amount of pleasure you expect to receive after graduating from college is an
example of... - ANSWER-anticipatory pleasure
, people with schizophrenia appear to have a deficit in ______ pleasure, but not
______ pleasure. - ANSWER-(deficit in) anticipatory pleasure, not consummatory
pleasure
when asked about expected _____ situations/activities that are pleasurable for most
people (good food, fun activities, social interactions, etc.) on an anhedonia
questionnaire, people w/ schizophrenia derive less pleasure from these activities
than do people without schizophrenia; but when presented w/ ____ pleasant
activities, such as amusing films or tasty beverages, schizophrenics report feeling =
pleasure to those w/o schizophrenia. - ANSWER-future; actual, present
The ______ deficit in schizophrenia appears to be in anticipating pleasure, not
experiencing pleasure in-the-moment or in the presence of pleasurable things. -
ANSWER-anhedonia deficit
refers to a lack of outward expression of emotion - ANSWER-blunted affect
Joe often stares vacantly, with the muscles of his face motionless and his eyes
lifeless. when spoken to, he answers in a flat and toneless voice and will not look at
the conversational partner. this is a symptom called... - ANSWER-blunted affect
the symptom of blunted affect was found in __% of people with schizophrenia -
ANSWER-66%
the concept of blunted affect refers only to the _____ expression of emotion, not the
patient's ______-experience, which is not impoverished at all. - ANSWER-outward
expression; (not) inner experience
people with schizophrenia are much less _____ expressive to emotional stimuli than
are people without it; however, schizophrenics report experiencing the same amount,
if not even more emotion _______ than those without schizophrenia. - ANSWER-
facially; internally
refers to a significant reduction in speech; people with this symptom do not talk
much. - ANSWER-alogia
lately, when asked a question, lisa will only answer with 1 or 2 words and is not likely
to elaborate with additional detail. when asked about a happy life experience, she
replied with "getting married" and failed to elaborate, even when asked for additional
info. this is a symptom of schizophrenia called... - ANSWER-alogia
Negative symptoms of schizophrenia can be grouped into 2 domains: - ANSWER-1.
Experience Domain
-motivation [avolition]
-emotional experience [anhedonia]
-sociality [asociality]
2. Expression Domain
-outward expression of emotion [blunted affect]
(Schizophrenia) Questions with Correct
Answers
a person may incorporate unimportant events within a delusional framework, reading
personal significance into the trivial activities of others. this is known as ____ __
_______. - ANSWER-ideas of reference
a woman overhears segments of a conversations and believes they are about her.
this could be classified as... - ANSWER-ideas of reference
a man frequently sees the same person on a street where he customarily walks and
immediately fears he is being watched. this is an example of.... - ANSWER-ideas of
reference
a woman believes that what she sees on tv and what she reads in magazines
somehow refers to her. this is an example of.... - ANSWER-ideas of reference
delusions are found among more than __% of people with schizophrenia -
ANSWER-more than 50%
(persecutory delusions found in 65%)
Sensory experiences in the absence of any relevant sensory stimulation from the
environment; common positive symptom of schizophrenia - ANSWER-hallucinations
hallucinations are more often ______ than ______ - ANSWER-more often auditory
than visual
-often frightening;
__% of people with schizophrenia report having auditory hallucinations - ANSWER-
74%
studies using an fMRI show increased levels of activity in ____ ____ during auditory
hallucinations (when people report hearing voices) - ANSWER-Broca's Area (area of
speech production in brain)
-also found activation in areas of speech processing/understanding (temporal area)
why might people with auditory hallucinations misattribute hearing voices with their
own voice? - ANSWER-there may be a problem in the connections between the
frontal lobe areas that enable the production of speech and the temporal lobe areas
that enable the understanding of speech.
_____ symptoms of schizophrenia consist of _______ deficits; they include:
1. _,
2. _,
,3. _,
4. _ _,
5._ - ANSWER-negative symptoms;
behavioral deficits
1. avolition
2. asociality
3. anhedonia
4. blunted affect
5. alogia
_____ symptoms of schizophrenia tend to endure beyond an acute episode and
have profound effects on the lives of people with schizophrenia;
- they are prognostically important in that the presence of many _____ symptoms is
a strong predictor of a poor quality of life. - ANSWER-negative; negative
______, or apathy, refers to a lack of motivation and a seeming absence of interest
in, or an inability to persist in, what are usually routine activities
-including work, school, hobbies, or social activities - ANSWER-avolition
John is unmotivated to watch TV or hang out with friends. he is having difficulty
persisting at work, school, and household chores and is spending a lot of time sitting
around doing nothing. this is an example of.... - ANSWER-avolition
_____ is a severe impairments in social relationships; may have few friends, poor
social skills, and very little interest in being with other people - ANSWER-asociality
Cole does not desire close relationships with family, friends or romantic partners.
instead, he wants to spend most of his time alone; when he is around others, he acts
only superficially and briefly and appears aloof/indifferent to the social situation. this
is a symptom of.... - ANSWER-asociality
a loss of interest in or a reported lessening/inability to experience pleasure is called
______. - ANSWER-anhedonia
There are 2 types of pleasure in the anhedonia construct:
1. ______ _____
2. ______ _____ - ANSWER-1. Consummatory pleasure
2. Anticipatory pleasure
refers to the amount of pleasure experienced in-the-moment or in the presence of
something pleasurable - ANSWER-consummatory pleasure
pleasure experienced while eating a good meal or during awesome sex is an
example of... - ANSWER-consummatory pleasure
refers to the amount of expected or anticipated pleasure from future events or
activities - ANSWER-anticipatory pleasure
the amount of pleasure you expect to receive after graduating from college is an
example of... - ANSWER-anticipatory pleasure
, people with schizophrenia appear to have a deficit in ______ pleasure, but not
______ pleasure. - ANSWER-(deficit in) anticipatory pleasure, not consummatory
pleasure
when asked about expected _____ situations/activities that are pleasurable for most
people (good food, fun activities, social interactions, etc.) on an anhedonia
questionnaire, people w/ schizophrenia derive less pleasure from these activities
than do people without schizophrenia; but when presented w/ ____ pleasant
activities, such as amusing films or tasty beverages, schizophrenics report feeling =
pleasure to those w/o schizophrenia. - ANSWER-future; actual, present
The ______ deficit in schizophrenia appears to be in anticipating pleasure, not
experiencing pleasure in-the-moment or in the presence of pleasurable things. -
ANSWER-anhedonia deficit
refers to a lack of outward expression of emotion - ANSWER-blunted affect
Joe often stares vacantly, with the muscles of his face motionless and his eyes
lifeless. when spoken to, he answers in a flat and toneless voice and will not look at
the conversational partner. this is a symptom called... - ANSWER-blunted affect
the symptom of blunted affect was found in __% of people with schizophrenia -
ANSWER-66%
the concept of blunted affect refers only to the _____ expression of emotion, not the
patient's ______-experience, which is not impoverished at all. - ANSWER-outward
expression; (not) inner experience
people with schizophrenia are much less _____ expressive to emotional stimuli than
are people without it; however, schizophrenics report experiencing the same amount,
if not even more emotion _______ than those without schizophrenia. - ANSWER-
facially; internally
refers to a significant reduction in speech; people with this symptom do not talk
much. - ANSWER-alogia
lately, when asked a question, lisa will only answer with 1 or 2 words and is not likely
to elaborate with additional detail. when asked about a happy life experience, she
replied with "getting married" and failed to elaborate, even when asked for additional
info. this is a symptom of schizophrenia called... - ANSWER-alogia
Negative symptoms of schizophrenia can be grouped into 2 domains: - ANSWER-1.
Experience Domain
-motivation [avolition]
-emotional experience [anhedonia]
-sociality [asociality]
2. Expression Domain
-outward expression of emotion [blunted affect]
